The biggest swing of the game · Q1 14:55 · 1st and 10
Noah Gray
Chiefs
(14:55) 15-P.Mahomes pass short left to 83-N.Gray pushed ob at KC 37 for 8 yards (57-C.Barton).
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2022 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2022 · GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
FinalThe verdict · 2022 Week 16
It turned at Q1 14:55, 1st and 10, on Noah Gray — 5.7 win-probability points to the Chiefs on one snap, the largest move of the game.
The snaps that bent it
The biggest swing of the game · Q1 14:55 · 1st and 10
Noah Gray
Chiefs
(14:55) 15-P.Mahomes pass short left to 83-N.Gray pushed ob at KC 37 for 8 yards (57-C.Barton).
Kansas City Chiefs 24–10. Biggest swing: Q1 14:55, Chiefs +5.7% win probability on one snap.
5.7
win-probability points on one snap
The largest move of the game. The two below are drawn against it.
What separated them
Red zone
Chiefs won this one — 3 touchdowns on 3 trips, against Seahawks at 1 touchdown on 3 trips.
Chiefsthe gap went the way the scoreboard did
Throwing the ball
Chiefs won this one — +0.15 expected points per dropback, against Seahawks at -0.36 expected points per dropback.
Chiefsthe gap went the way the scoreboard did
Staying on schedule
Chiefs won this one — 43% of snaps stayed on schedule, against Seahawks at 33% of snaps stayed on schedule.
Chiefsthe gap went the way the scoreboard did
Every snap
Chiefs won this one — +0.01 expected points per snap, against Seahawks at -0.22 expected points per snap.
Chiefsthe gap went the way the scoreboard did
Who won it for them
What it says about next week
Note
The model against the market, the momentum underneath, every drive — scrub to replay it
The model and the market were 9.0 win-probability points apart on the average play, and 30 apart at the widest — with the model the more convinced about Seahawks.
(14:55) 15-P.Mahomes pass short left to 83-N.Gray pushed ob at KC 37 for 8 yards (57-C.Barton).
The modelled figures are the league play-by-play model's, not ours.
How the points landed
Kadarius Toney's 8-yard touchdown catch with 6:46 left in the 1st put Kansas City Chiefs ahead for good. The lead never changed over the 5 scores that followed.
6 scores · bar length is the lead after each one
Down-to-down truth
Chiefs ahead 6–3 on categories, including the biggest gap of the duel — turnovers.
Expected points added, per play
The centre line is an average play. A bar to the right of it is a side that gained more than the situation was worth; a bar to the left is a side that lost ground. All six bars share one scale, ±0.36 points.
Every snapexpected points added per play, all downs
Dropping backexpected points added per dropback
Running itexpected points added per rush
Neither side “wins” volume or play-calling mix, so neither is drawn as a duel: Seahawks ran 73 snaps at a 60% dropback rate against Chiefs’s 51 at 61%. Red-zone trips: Seahawks 3, Chiefs 3.
Seahawks outgained Chiefs 333-297 but lost the turnover battle 1-0. That was the game.
Derived from the play-by-play, no model
12 of 12 readings cleared their snap floor and were tested against four comparisons: this week's whole slate, the team's own season, the week before, and the team's own ordinary spread. Every bar below is set in that team's own week-to-week swing, never in league points — one team's swing runs 1.6 to 3.1 times the entire league's spread.
KC's blitz rate sent, 4.5%, is past their previous low of 20.0% in week 12 — the lowest of their 15 charted games through week 16.
44 dropbacks this game, floor 12 — 17 of their games behind the ruler, and their own week-to-week swing is 8.3 points.
SEA's pass rate over expected, −13.7 pts, is past their previous low of −5.4 pts in week 5 — the lowest of their 15 charted games through week 16.
73 snaps this game, floor 20 — 17 of their games behind the ruler, and their own week-to-week swing is 7.5 points.
SEA's fourth-and-short go rate, 66.7%, is past their previous high of 50.0% in week 8 — the highest of their 5 charted games through week 16.
6 fourth-and-short calls this game, floor 3 — 6 of their games behind the ruler, and their own week-to-week swing is 23.4 points.
KC's play-action rate turned over: 10.9% in week 15 against 29.0% here — they dropped back clean then and faked the run now, a turn of 2.1 of their own weekly swings across the two.
31 dropbacks this game, floor 12 — 17 of their games behind the ruler, and their own week-to-week swing is 8.8 points.
SEA's early-down pass rate turned over: 75.0% in week 15 against 50.9% here — they passed early then and ran early now, a turn of 2.2 of their own weekly swings across the two.
53 early downs this game, floor 15 — 17 of their games behind the ruler, and their own week-to-week swing is 11.1 points.
The season-grain rooms, pointed at this one game
12 of 12 readings cleared their snap floor. Every deviation below is measured in that team's own game-to-game swing, not in league points — because one game's swing runs from 1.6 to 3.1 times the whole league's spread.
upper band = their week-to-week swing · lower rule = all 32 teams · scale -18 pts to 29 pts
Over Expected room →off script — ran more than the situation asked · −15.7 vs their 2.0 pts, and they swing ±7.5 week to week (−2.10× that swing) · 73 snaps
right on their number · −3.1 vs their 10.7 pts, and they swing ±6.8 week to week (−0.46× that swing) · 51 snaps
upper band = their week-to-week swing · lower rule = all 32 teams · scale 32% to 88%
Tendencies room →inside their normal wobble · −8.9 vs their 59.9%, and they swing ±11.1 week to week (−0.81× that swing) · 53 early downs
inside their normal wobble · −8.3 vs their 62.2%, and they swing ±9.3 week to week (−0.90× that swing) · 39 early downs
upper band = their week-to-week swing · lower rule = all 32 teams · scale -5% to 47%
Tendencies room →leaned — dropped back clean · −10.3 vs their 23.9%, and they swing ±8.8 week to week (−1.17× that swing) · 44 dropbacks
leaned — faked the run · +11.3 vs their 17.7%, and they swing ±8.8 week to week (+1.29× that swing) · 31 dropbacks
upper band = their week-to-week swing · lower rule = all 32 teams · scale -58% to 100%
Fourth Down room →leaned — went for it · +29.2 vs their 37.5%, and they swing ±23.4 week to week (+1.25× that swing) · 6 fourth-and-short calls
right on their number · +0.8 vs their 19.2%, and they swing ±30.1 week to week (+0.03× that swing) · 5 fourth-and-short calls
upper band = their week-to-week swing · lower rule = all 32 teams · scale -10% to 49%
Tendencies room →leaned — sat back · −12.9 vs their 19.3%, and they swing ±11.4 week to week (−1.13× that swing) · 31 dropbacks
off script — sat back · −21.3 vs their 25.8%, and they swing ±8.3 week to week (−2.56× that swing) · 44 dropbacks
upper band = their week-to-week swing · lower rule = all 32 teams · scale -1% to 33%
Tendencies room →inside their normal wobble · −6.2 vs their 15.9%, and they swing ±6.6 week to week (−0.95× that swing) · 31 dropbacks
right on their number · −0.3 vs their 16.2%, and they swing ±6.3 week to week (−0.04× that swing) · 44 dropbacks
KC's blitz rate sent was the night's one real departure: 4.5%, 21.3 points below their season mean of 25.8% and 2.6 times their own 8.3-point weekly swing.
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Seattle Seahawks
48 dressed · 7 inactive · 1 never used
Inactive · 7
Dressed, never took a snap · 1
Kansas City Chiefs
48 dressed · 6 inactive · 1 never used
Inactive · 6
Dressed, never took a snap · 1
Who moved the needle
Passing · KC
16/28, 224 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
2.2 expected points added · -9.0% completion over expected
Passing · SEA
25/40, 215 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-18.2 expected points added · +0.6% completion over expected
What each man’s workload was worth, against what he actually banked. Final. Usage and expected points land with the weekly sync, not live.
Patrick Mahomes banked 6.3 more points than his own workload asked for.
| Player | Full PPR | Vs expected | Snap share | Routes | Targets | Air yards | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.8 | +6.3 | 100% | — | 0% | — | 16/28, 224 yd, 2 TD · 2 car, 8 yd, 1 TD | |
| 17.3 | +4.5 | 81% | 87% | 30% | 40% | 6/8, 113 yd | |
| 15.1 | +1.6 | 91% | 91% | 24% | 33% | 7/9, 81 yd | |
| 12.8 | +4.5 | 47% | 55% | 11% | 4% | 5 car, 7 yd · 3/3, 31 yd, 1 TD | |
| 12.5 | −3.5 | 53% | 27% | 5% | 0% | 26 car, 107 yd · 2/2, -2 yd | |
| 12.2 | −6.7 | 100% | — | 0% | — | 25/40, 215 yd, 1 TD, 1 INT · 3 car, 16 yd | |
| 10.2 | 0.0 | 46% | 66% | 16% | 0% | 2 car, 10 yd · 6/6, 32 yd | |
| 10.0 | −3.1 | 49% | 35% | 7% | 7% | 14 car, 58 yd · 1/2, 32 yd | |
| 9.2 | +3.1 | 55% | 52% | 8% | 7% | 2/3, 12 yd, 1 TD | |
| 7.8 | +3.6 | 30% | 23% | 7% | 0% | 1/2, 8 yd, 1 TD | |
| 7.5 | +0.1 | 41% | 36% | 11% | 14% | 3/4, 45 yd | |
| 5.7 | −0.5 | 83% | 81% | 15% | 2% | 3/4, 27 yd | |
| 5.6 | −4.0 | 86% | 89% | 18% | 18% | 3/7, 26 yd | |
| 2.9 | +1.3 | 37% | 20% | 3% | 3% | 1/1, 19 yd | |
| 1.8 | +0.3 | 51% | 39% | 4% | 0% | 1/1, 8 yd | |
| 1.5 | 0.0 | 21% | 19% | 4% | 0% | 1/1, 5 yd | |
| 1.2 | −2.1 | 24% | 25% | 5% | 8% | 1/2, 2 yd | |
| 0.4 | −0.1 | — | — | — | — | 1 snap — too few to rate. | |
| 0.0 | −8.4 | 74% | 65% | 15% | 31% | 0/4, 0 yd | |
| 0.0 | −3.3 | 43% | 55% | 7% | 12% | 0/2, 0 yd | |
| 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 snap — too few to rate. | |
| 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Did not take a snap. | |
| 0.0 | −6.4 | 51% | 61% | 11% | 21% | 0/4, 0 yd | |
| 0.0 | — | 13% | 7% | 0% | — | No touches. |
3 players played under 8 snaps, so their shares read as a dash rather than a number. 3 lines have no expected-points read and sit off the plane.
Expected points are modelled in full PPR, so the “vs expected” column stays in that unit whichever format the pills are set to. Switching the pills changes the points column, not the plane.
The whole game as one hundred yards. The Chiefs attack right, the Seahawks attack left, so a change of possession is a reversal you can see. Reading down is the order the snaps were played — not the clock, so a two-minute drill gets the same room as any other fourteen snaps. This game is final.
(10:13) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short right to 87-T.Kelce to SEA 9 for 27 yards (39-T.Tabor). Penalty on SEA-39-T.Tabor, Illegal Contact, declined.
Q2 10:13 · Chiefs · 3rd & 5 at SEA 36 · gained 27 · +2.53 EP · +7.2% win probability
157 snaps placed · 13 without a recorded yard line, left off the map · 4 marked moments — the largest win-probability swings, one per drive.
Post-game film: 170 plays across 23 drives, personnel groupings on 170 snaps, manual charting on 146. Everything here paints once the weekly sync ingests the game — there is no live play-level feed in this product, so nothing on this page updates while a game is being played.
6 of 23 drives ended in points. The longest march was SEA moving 90 yards from the SEA 7 for a field goal. Each bar is the ground a drive actually covered; KC attacks right, SEA attacks left. Hatching marks a trip inside the twenty.
Offensive grouping on every pass and run. A group needs five snaps in this game before it gets a number — under that the sample is a coin flip and the cell reads a dash instead. The names of the eleven on the field are only recorded from 2023 onward, so this game gives the grouping without the roster.
170 plays · ranked by the win probability each one moved
170 plays
Win probability is the league play-by-play model, 98.5% of plays · a dash means none was published
Just the plays, on their own page: Seahawks at Chiefs, every play.
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geno Smith | 25/40 | 215 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −18.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Walker | 26 | 107 | 4.1 | 0 | −3.0 |
| Geno Smith | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | +4.9 |
| DeeJay Dallas | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK Metcalf | 7 | 9 | 81 | 0 | 24% | +2.3 |
| Colby Parkinson | 3 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 11% | −2.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Barton | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordyn Brooks | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shelby Harris | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poona Ford |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 16/28 | 224 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Pacheco |
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
How the win probability moved, the three snaps that bent it, and every drive in order.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Chiefs closed -10.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 50.5; the game landed 34 — under by 16.5.
Conditions and crew
| DeeJay Dallas | 6 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 16% | −1.1 |
| Laquon Treadwell | 3 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 18% | −4.6 |
| Will Dissly | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3% | +1.4 |
| Noah Fant | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 8% | +1.0 |
| Penny Hart | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5% | −1.6 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11% | −7.2 |
| Kenneth Walker | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 5% | −1.6 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Darrell Taylor | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Boye Mafe | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teez Tabor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Adams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tariq Woolen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |
| 58 |
| 4.1 |
| 0 |
| +0.0 |
| Patrick Mahomes | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | +2.6 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | −3.5 |
| Ronald Jones | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Kelce | 6 | 8 | 113 | 0 | 30% | +4.0 |
| Isiah Pacheco | 1 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 7% | +1.3 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 3 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 11% | +3.7 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 15% | −0.6 |
| Kadarius Toney | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7% | +1.1 |
| Noah Gray | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | +0.6 |
| Skyy Moore | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | +0.3 |
| Justin Watson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15% | −4.0 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −2.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bolton | 7 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Gay | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Justin Reid | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| L'Jarius Sneed | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Thornhill | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trent McDuffie | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cook | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Nnadi | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Danna | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |